Biography of Charles Crispe 5th Baronet 1680-1740

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On 30th April 1674 [his father] Nicholas Crispe 2nd Baronet (age 31) and [his mother] Judith Adrian Lady Crispe were married. She by marriage Lady Crispe of Hammersmith in Middlesex.

Around 1680 Charles Crispe 5th Baronet was born to Nicholas Crispe 2nd Baronet (age 37) and Judith Adrian Lady Crispe.

In November 1698 [his father] Nicholas Crispe 2nd Baronet (age 55) died. He was buried at St Mildred's Church, Bread Street. His son [his brother] John (age 22) succeeded 3rd Baronet Crispe of Hammersmith in Middlesex.

Between 8th February 1699, the date of her will, and 2nd May 1700, the date her will was proved, [his mother] Judith Adrian Lady Crispe died. She was buried with her husband at St Mildred's Church, Bread Street.

In 1715 Charles Crispe 5th Baronet (age 35) was appointed High Sheriff of Oxfordshire.

Before 2nd June 1718 Charles Crispe 5th Baronet (age 38) and Anne Crispe (age 33) were married. They were half first cousin once removed.

On 2nd June 1718 [his wife] Anne Crispe (age 33) died.

On 27th October 1721 Charles Crispe 5th Baronet (age 41) was elected MP New Woodstock at a by-election which seat he held until 1722.

On 1st June 1730 Nicholas Crispe 4th Baronet (age 12) died unmarried. His uncle Charles (age 50) succeeded 5th Baronet Crispe of Hammersmith in Middlesex.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 9th July 1740 Charles Crispe 5th Baronet (age 60) died. Baronet Crispe of Hammersmith in Middlesex extinct. His estates were inherited by